2 census tracts · pop 5,000 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Nortown is a 2-tract neighborhood of Detroit, MI, population 5,000. The Eviction Risk Score is 6/10, in the Elevated tier. 46% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
67% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Detroit rate of 35.9%. Food insecurity affects 44.6% of adults, 26.8 points above the national rate. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 33.6% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.2/10. Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. The poverty rate is 28%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Average gross rent is $822, 23% below the Detroit average of $1,074. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Running hot is economic stress at 7/10. Among the 130 mapped neighborhoods of Detroit, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Chandler Park and Michigan-Martin. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
With little internal variation, 6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Nortown vs DetroitHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Nortown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
33.7%Housing insecurity
27.7%Utility shutoff threat
44.7%Food insecurity
49.0%SNAP enrollment
10.6%No health insurance
42.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Nortown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Nortown?
Nortown scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Nortown compare to Detroit overall?
Nortown scores 1.4 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 67% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $822 vs $1,074.
Q3
What is the average rent in Nortown?
Average gross rent in Nortown is $822/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Nortown residents are renters?
63% of Nortown households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 5,000 residents.
Q5
Is Nortown a high social-vulnerability area?
Nortown sits in the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Nortown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Nortown is census tract 26163505100 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 6, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Nortown for landlords?
Nortown carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Detroit as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Nortown?
Nortown has 4,810 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (90.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.8%), Other / Multiracial (3.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
